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Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, ... (more story)

Bankruptcy Courts May Be Budding Open To Cannabis Cases

Two recent California bankruptcy court rulings, denying motions to dismiss the respective debtors' bankruptcies, p... (more story)

Chapter 11 Ruling Signals Emphasis On Lockup Provisions

A New York bankruptcy court's recent ruling in GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes’ Chapter 11 case provides creditors ... (more story)

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Girardi Says High Court Holding Should Gut His Fraud Case

Tom Girardi has urged a California federal judge to toss the majority of the wire fraud charges he is facing ahead of closing arguments in his trial, saying a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case demonstrates he was c... (more story)

Fed. Judge Affirms $37M Escrow, Yacht Rulings In Guo Ch. 11

A Connecticut federal judge on Friday upheld bankruptcy rulings placing a $37 million escrow account and a $23 million yacht under the control of Chinese exile and convicted fraudster Miles Guo's Chapter 11 tr... (more story)

Sale Sought For Assets Of Alex Jones' Co.

The court-appointed trustee in Alex Jones' bankruptcy case has asked a Texas judge to authorize the liquidation and wind-down of Free Speech Systems LLC, arguing that Jones' estate wholly owns the company and ... (more story)

Electric Car Co. Fisker Promises Ch. 11 Plan In A Week's Time

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday gave defunct electric-vehicle maker Fisker Inc. permission to enter into a deal with its lenders that will see it file a Chapter 11 plan by the end of August and seek court a... (more story)

Yellow Corp. Hires CBRE For Truck Terminal Sales In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday approved trucking company Yellow Corp.'s bid to hire CBRE Inc. to help broker sales and subleases of the debtor's roughly 116 truck terminals and other industrial properties.

Pennsylvania Hospital Gets 1 Week Reprieve In Steward Ch. 11

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved an order setting general closing procedures for bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care, but gave Pennsylvania authorities a week's reprieve as they try to ... (more story)

Jones Walker Adds Kelley Drye Bankruptcy Ace In Houston

Jones Walker LLP announced Thursday that it has bulked up its bankruptcy and restructuring team and its litigation practice group with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.

Tom Girardi Takes The Stand In His Criminal Fraud Trial

Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi took the stand Thursday in his California federal fraud trial and denied stealing from any of his clients, while also showing a strong grasp of past events and people but claimin... (more story)

CORRECTED: Petersen Health Creditors Blast Exec Bonus Motion

Petersen Health Care creditors have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the company's request to pay up to $1.3 million in bonuses to executives and other employees, saying it is too close to the end o... (more story)

Crypto Lobbyist Hit With FTX Campaign Finance Charges

Manhattan federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Michelle Bond, a crypto industry lobbyist and the girlfriend of convicted former FTX executive Ryan Salame, has been charged with getting the now-defunct d... (more story)

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Split 9th Circ. Says Ponzi Schemes Don't Need Proof Of Intent

A split Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Friday a jury's finding in a fraudulent-transfer fight that a now-bankrupt company was a Ponzi scheme, with the majority writing that jurors didn't need to find an intent t... (more story)

Drug Cos. Akorn, Cardinal Settle $28M Ch. 7 Fight

Defunct drug manufacturer Akorn has told Delaware's bankruptcy court it reached an agreement resolving a roughly $28 million dispute regarding its prepetition sale of pharmaceuticals to distributor Cardinal He... (more story)

Clinic Biz Can Tap Additional Ch. 11 Lifeline, Judge Says

A Delaware bankruptcy judge agreed on Friday to allow clinic operator Pioneer Health to take on more debtor-in-possession financing as it works toward an asset sale, finding the latest arrangement to be in the... (more story)

Creditors Can't Dig Up Eletson's Ch. 11 Plan Negotiation Info

Bankrupt Greek fuel shipping group Eletson doesn't have to turn over communications with a group of shareholders who are supporting its Chapter 11 plan, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled Friday, finding the co... (more story)

Texas Court Backs Nate Paul's Co. In Real Estate Receiver Row

A Texas state appeals court on Thursday reversed a decision allowing a receiver to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a company owned by real estate investor Nate Paul, relying largely on a dispute from an El Paso ... (more story)

Delta Apparel, Creditors Get More Time To Work Out DIP Row

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday tabled a decision on final approval of Delta Apparel's bankruptcy financing to give the clothing maker and its creditors more time to sort out disagreements over how the... (more story)

Tender Greens, Tocaya Get OK For September Auction

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday he will approve procedures for bidding on the assets of a Los Angeles-based company that operates casual restaurant chain Tender Greens and Mexican eatery Tocaya.

Toolmaker Hardinge Cleared For Ch. 11 Auction In September

Hardinge, a producer of metal-cutting equipment, is set to hold a bankruptcy auction for the business in September, with a $100 million credit offer setting the floor, the debtor's attorneys said Thursday, tel... (more story)

Cole Schotz Looks To Ditch Hotel Debtor For Nonpayment

Cole Schotz PC asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to give the firm clearance to drop the former operator of a California luxury hotel as a client over an alleged failure to pay its invoices.

Girardi Faked Dementia Symptoms, Neurologist Testifies

A neurologist with Vanderbilt University testified Wednesday in Tom Girardi's criminal fraud trial in California federal court that the disbarred attorney was likely exaggerating his cognitive problems in late... (more story)